Un soir, un train -- Delvaux (1968)

UN SOIR, UN TRAIN -- 1968 -- Andre Delvaux



AKA: One Night...a Train

(from the novel by Johan Daisne)



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Camera: Ghislain Cloquet

Music: Frederic Devreese



Cast: Yves Montand..........Mathias Bremen

Anouk Aimee...........Anne

Adriana Bogdan........Moira

Hector Camerlynck.....Hernhutter

Francois Beukelaers...Val



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STORY:



Mathias is a rather self-centred professor of linguistics

at a Flemish university. His relationship with a younger

French woman Anne is breaking apart, both from Mathias' lack of

of understanding, and the strain of isolation as a result of local

prejudice against francophones in this part of Belgium.



One evening after a quarrel Mathias boards a train to deliver

a lecture at a neighbouring university. Anne accompanies him,

but when Mathias wakes from a nightmarish sleep she has

vanished. For some unknown reason the train has stopped in the middle

of the snowbound landscape. Then Mathias leaves the train accompanied

by two companions: in the distance there appears to be a village.



Further details are given at the IMDB address below, but perhaps you

would prefer to watch the film first.



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This is a striking film visually, showing strong influence of

the Belgian surrealists Magritte and Paul Delvaux (his father),

and the influence of Kafka can also be detected (The Castle),

and even Sibelius(!): Valse Triste. In spite of its surreal aspects

the film has considerable emotional impact through its themes

of estrangement, death and lost love. The actors are more than

capable, and Yves Montand and Anouk Aimee shine.

The separate strands of the narrative are all progressively

united as the story unfolds, and the music plays an important

role in the drama. The film begins and ends with a haunting melody

"The summer flower" sung by Nicole Croisille (sounding just like

Julie Cruise -- but this is 1968).



Spoken languages: French, Flemish, English

Texted languages: Esperanto, English (external)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063737/



I have written the English subs with the help of the Esperanto timings.

The spoken Flemish is mostly left untranslated (only a small part of

the whole). Flemish speakers are welcome to complete the translation.



This is a medium quality TV rip, and there is some ghosting. This

excellent film really deserves a high quality print, and hopefully this

will happen in the not-too-distant future.



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SPECS:



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